On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:48:42 +0000
David G Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Len Lawrence wrote:
> Does anybody know if it is possible to play finalized DVD-R disks with
> > mplayer/xine/ogle? I have just installed a Panasonic DVD recorder and
>
> DVD media is by far a complex topic when comparing the actual media and
> the technology relating to the -R and +R system. The DVD players (PC
> drives or consumer TV recorders) do not always support all available
> technologies. I have a DVD recorder in my PC which supports all formats,
> it writes to -RW disc just fine, but my Panasonic DVD player struggles
> to play them (spec says it does support it). Give it a +RW disk and
> everything is great!
>
> I think most people buy small packs of diff types of disk until they
> find one that works perfectly in their hardware, which is what I did.
> Not very scientific as it would be nice to simply trust the specs of the
> equipment :-(
This recorder will only accept DVD-R and DVD-RAM. For playback the type of
drive seems to be the issue because I found that the Sony DVD rewiter in my
laptop accepted the disks without complaint. So I'm happy.
Thanks for your reply.
--
Len Lawrence
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